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Superintendent Carole Smith unveiled the broad outlines of her latest high-school redesign this evening. Unlike the previous two iterations of the plan--the one Smith first introduced in April and the one a majority of the Portland School Board supported in June--this version calls for shuttering Marshall High School in Southeast Portland entirely. Both the superintendent and the board previously ...
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No one from the public testified this evening in front of the Portland School Board about the latest version of the high-school redesign. That's in some ways understandable. Even though the board plans to vote on the proposal on Oct. 12, Superintendent Carole Smith didn't publicly air her plan until almost mid-way through tonight's 5:30 pm meeting, meaning likely opponents of the idea to close Marshall ...
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In two weeks, the Portland School Board is supposed to vote on the initial plans for Superintendent Carole Smith's high-school redesign. Last night's work session on the topic didn't exactly live up to its name--but not for lack of trying on the part of a few board members. Dilafruz Williams kicked off the session by expressing worry about the possible transition Marshall High School students ...
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